ABCD IS TRAPEZIUM IN WHICH AB IS PARALELL TO CD AND AD=BC.SHOW THAT
ANGLE A =ANGLE B
ANGLE C=ANGLE D
Hi!
Given- a trapezium with AB ll DC and AD=BC
Construction- Join AC and BD
To prove- angle A=angle B
angle D=angle C
Proof- In triangle ABD and CBD
angleADB=angleCBD (alternate interior angles of 2 triangles)
angle ABD=angleCDB (alternate interior angles of 2 triangles)
BD=BD (common side)
Therefore, triangleABD =~ triangle CBD
By CPCT-angle A= angle C .....................eq-1
Similarly,
triangle ACD=~ triangle ACB
By CPCT angle D=angle B .......................eq-2
By equation 1 and 2 we obtain
angle A=B=C=D
hence_ proved
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